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BBC: A German top-flight football match was postponed after the referee tried to kill himself before the game, according to police and league bosses. Babak Rafati, 41, was found injured in a hotel room by his assistant referees. Rafati, a banker who has been a referee since 1997, is said to be in a stable condition in intensive care. The Cologne versus Mainz 05 Bundesliga match in which he was due to officiate on Saturday was called off 40 minutes before kick-off. Police from Rafati's native city of Hanover and the German Football Association confirmed to Reuters that the referee had tried to take his own life >>>